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Eduardo Kingman Riofrío (February 23, 1913 – November 27, 1997) was an Ecuadorian artist. He is considered one of Ecuador's greatest artists of the 20th century, among the art circles of other master artists such as Oswaldo Guayasamín and Camilo Egas.

Eduardo Kingman
Born	Eduardo Kingman Riofrío February 23, 1913 Loja, Ecuador
Died	November 27, 1997 (1997-11-28) (aged 84) Quito, Ecuador
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Awards	Premio Eugenio Espejo (1986)

Background

Kingman was born in Loja, Ecuador on February 23, 1913.[1] His father, Edward Kingman, had moved to Ecuador from Newton, Connecticut. Kingman was the elder brother of journalist Nicolás Kingman Riofrío.

Kingman first studied under Victor Mideros at the Escuela de Bellas Artes, in Quito. Further studies took him to Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and finally to San Francisco Art Institute, California (1945–1946).

Art career

People from the United States first became acquainted with Kingman's art in 1939, when he assisted Camilo Egas with the paintings and decorations for the Ecuadorian Pavilion at the New York World's Fair.

For a period of twenty years, Eduardo Kingman held the post of principal professor at Quito's Escuela de Bellas Artes (School of Fine Arts) as well as Director of the Museo de Arte Colonial de Quito.[1] In 1940, Kingman founded the Caspicara Gallery in Quito. At this time and later his original prints and paintings were exhibited internationally in such cities as Paris, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Mexico City, Caracas and Bogotá. Near the end of his career, Kingman was honored with a one-man exhibition of his art at the United Nations, New York City.

The unifying theme of Kingman's paintings, lithographies and woodcuts in expressing the social realities of Ecuador's indigenous peoples. He was known as "the painter of hands."[2]

Kingman was also active as a writer and social activist.

He died in Quito in 1998.[1] Two of his paintings were stolen from the Posada de las Artes Kingman Museum in 2003 but were safely recovered.[2]

Published works

• Albornoz, Miguel and Eduardo Kingman. Orellana: El Caballero de las Amazonas. Editorial Herrero (1965). ASIN B001FCLO4I.
• Icaza, Jorge, author. Kingman, Eduardo, illustrator. Huairapamushcas. Quito : Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, 1948.

See also

• Culture of Ecuador
• List of Ecuadorian artists
• "Birthplace" by Eduardo Kingman

References

External links

• Posada de las Artes.-Kingman

На других языках

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[de] Eduardo Kingman

Eduardo Kingman Riofrío (* 3. Februar 1913 in Loja; † 27. November 1997 in Quito) war ein ecuadorianischer Maler.

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- [en] Eduardo Kingman

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[es] Eduardo Kingman

Eduardo Kingman Riofrío (Loja, Provincia de Loja, 23 de febrero de 1913 - Quito, 27 de noviembre de 1997), conocido como El pintor de las manos, fue un pintor, dibujante, grabador y muralista ecuatoriano, considerado como uno de los maestros del expresionismo y el indigenismo ecuatoriano del siglo XX junto a Oswaldo Guayasamín y Camilo Egas.

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[fr] Eduardo Kingman

Eduardo Kingman (3 février 1913 - 27 novembre 1997) fut l'un des plus grands artistes équatoriens du XXe siècle, se hissant au rang d'Oswaldo Guayasamin, Enrique Tábara, Felix Arauz (en), Juan Villafuerte (en) et Anibal Villacis (en).

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[it] Eduardo Kingman

Eduardo Kingman Riofrío, noto come El pintor de las manos, (Loja, 23 febbraio 1913 – Quito, 27 novembre 1997) è stato un artista ecuadoriano. Viene considerato uno dei maestri dell'espressionismo e dell'indigenismo ecuadoriano del XX secolo insieme a Oswaldo Guayasamín e Camilo Egas.

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